Thank you

Thanks to everyone who has offered their help (dishes, garage-sale skills, etc)! Both of us are thankful to have such generous family. Plus, it makes the wedding that much more personal and special for us, and hopefully for you, too. It's time to start addressing again! The invitations are almost ready to mail...

In other news, Elliott convinced me we needed chickens. Meet Patrick (the Plymouth Rock hen) and Jane (the Golden Laced Wyandotte). They look young here. They give us eggs; we give them food. And I get to listen to their quiet clucking, which is actually kind of calming.

I'm officially a Master of Arts.

Check your mailboxes!

We mailed the Save the Date cards on Sunday, so they're on their way to you and should be arriving soon! Next, I've got to work on invitations. I'm using these poppies from our garden as color inspiration – the orange is even deeper in person, with a little more red than on the screen. It's the color most of them have turned out to be, though there are a few light salmon blooms, and every once in a while a white one.